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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Applicant:
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses for acoustic velocity well logging. The method may include estimating a magnitude of a principal horizontal stress in a borehole in a formation. The method may include obtaining a far field stress orientation and making a measurement of near borehole stress orientation. The present disclosure also includes an apparatus configured to be conveyed into a borehole and perform the method. Formation stresses and directions may be estimated.